diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f9ae868..d6e1a91 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ This module is used by [WebTorrent](http://webtorrent.io).
 - Robust and well-tested
   - Comprehensive test suite (runs entirely offline, so it's reliable)
   - Used by popular clients: [WebTorrent](http://webtorrent.io), [peerflix](https://github.com/mafintosh/peerflix), and [playback](https://mafintosh.github.io/playback/)
-- Tracker statistics available via web interface at `/stats`
+- Tracker statistics available via web interface at `/stats` or JSON data at `/stats.json`
 
 Also see [bittorrent-dht](https://github.com/feross/bittorrent-dht).
 
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 4043314..62ca7be 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ function Server (opts) {
         return count
       }
 
-      if (req.method === 'GET' && req.url === '/stats' || 'stats.json') {
+      if (req.method === 'GET' && (req.url === '/stats' || req.url === '/stats.json')) {
         infoHashes.forEach(function (infoHash) {
           var peers = self.torrents[infoHash].peers
           var keys = Object.keys(peers)
@@ -185,36 +185,28 @@ function Server (opts) {
         var isIPv4 = function (peer) { return peer.ipv4 }
         var isIPv6 = function (peer) { return peer.ipv6 }
 
-        var torrents = infoHashes.length
-        var peersAll = Object.keys(allPeers).length
-        var peersSeederOnly = countPeers(isSeederOnly)
-        var peersLeecherOnly = countPeers(isLeecherOnly)
-        var peersSeederAndLeecher = countPeers(isSeederAndLeecher)
-        var peersIPv4 = countPeers(isIPv4)
-        var peersIPv6 = countPeers(isIPv6)
-
-        if (req.url === '/stats') {
-          res.end('<h1>' + torrents + ' torrents (' + activeTorrents + ' active)</h1>\n' +
-            '<h2>Connected Peers: ' + peersAll + '</h2>\n' +
-            '<h3>Peers Seeding Only: ' + peersSeederOnly + '</h3>\n' +
-            '<h3>Peers Leeching Only: ' + peersLeecherOnly + '</h3>\n' +
-            '<h3>Peers Seeding & Leeching: ' + peersSeederAndLeecher + '</h3>\n' +
-            '<h3>IPv4 Peers: ' + peersIPv4 + '</h3>\n' +
-            '<h3>IPv6 Peers: ' + peersIPv6 + '</h3>\n')
+        var stats = {
+          torrents: infoHashes.length,
+          activeTorrents: activeTorrents,
+          peersAll: Object.keys(allPeers).length,
+          peersSeederOnly: countPeers(isSeederOnly),
+          peersLeecherOnly: countPeers(isLeecherOnly),
+          peersSeederAndLeecher: countPeers(isSeederAndLeecher),
+          peersIPv4: countPeers(isIPv4),
+          peersIPv6: countPeers(isIPv6)
         }
 
-        if (req.url === '/stats.json') {
-          res.write(JSON.stringify({
-            torrents: torrents,
-            activeTorrents: activeTorrents,
-            peersAll: peersAll,
-            peersSeederOnly: peersSeederOnly,
-            peersLeecherOnly: peersLeecherOnly,
-            peersSeederAndLeecher: peersSeederAndLeecher,
-            peersIPv4: peersIPv4,
-            peersIPv6: peersIPv6
-          }))
+        if (req.url === '/stats.json' || req.headers['content-type'] === 'application/json') {
+          res.write(JSON.stringify(stats))
           res.end()
+        } else if (req.url === '/stats') {
+          res.end('<h1>' + stats.torrents + ' torrents (' + stats.activeTorrents + ' active)</h1>\n' +
+            '<h2>Connected Peers: ' + stats.peersAll + '</h2>\n' +
+            '<h3>Peers Seeding Only: ' + stats.peersSeederOnly + '</h3>\n' +
+            '<h3>Peers Leeching Only: ' + stats.peersLeecherOnly + '</h3>\n' +
+            '<h3>Peers Seeding & Leeching: ' + stats.peersSeederAndLeecher + '</h3>\n' +
+            '<h3>IPv4 Peers: ' + stats.peersIPv4 + '</h3>\n' +
+            '<h3>IPv6 Peers: ' + stats.peersIPv6 + '</h3>\n')
         }
       }
     })
diff --git a/test/stats.js b/test/stats.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8971cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/stats.js
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+var Buffer = require('safe-buffer').Buffer
+var Client = require('../')
+var commonTest = require('./common')
+var fixtures = require('webtorrent-fixtures')
+var get = require('simple-get')
+var test = require('tape')
+
+var peerId = Buffer.from('01234567890123456789')
+
+function parseHtml (html) {
+  var extractValue = new RegExp('[^v^h](\\d+)')
+  var array = html.replace('torrents', '\n').split('\n').filter(function (line) {
+    return line && line.trim().length > 0
+  }).map(function (line) {
+    var a = extractValue.exec(line)
+    return parseInt(a[1])
+  })
+  var i = 0
+  return {
+    torrents: array[i++],
+    activeTorrents: array[i++],
+    peersAll: array[i++],
+    peersSeederOnly: array[i++],
+    peersLeecherOnly: array[i++],
+    peersSeederAndLeecher: array[i++],
+    peersIPv4: array[i++],
+    peersIPv6: array[i]
+  }
+}
+
+test('server: get empty stats', function (t) {
+  t.plan(11)
+
+  commonTest.createServer(t, 'http', function (server, announceUrl) {
+    var url = announceUrl.replace('/announce', '/stats')
+
+    get.concat(url, function (err, res, data) {
+      t.error(err)
+
+      var stats = parseHtml(data.toString())
+      t.equal(res.statusCode, 200)
+      t.equal(stats.torrents, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.activeTorrents, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersAll, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersSeederOnly, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersLeecherOnly, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersSeederAndLeecher, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersIPv4, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersIPv6, 0)
+
+      server.close(function () { t.pass('server closed') })
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+test('server: get empty stats with json header', function (t) {
+  t.plan(11)
+
+  commonTest.createServer(t, 'http', function (server, announceUrl) {
+    var opts = {
+      url: announceUrl.replace('/announce', '/stats'),
+      headers: {
+        'content-type': 'json'
+      },
+      json: true
+    }
+
+    get.concat(opts, function (err, res, stats) {
+      t.error(err)
+
+      t.equal(res.statusCode, 200)
+      t.equal(stats.torrents, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.activeTorrents, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersAll, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersSeederOnly, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersLeecherOnly, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersSeederAndLeecher, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersIPv4, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersIPv6, 0)
+
+      server.close(function () { t.pass('server closed') })
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+test('server: get empty stats on stats.json', function (t) {
+  t.plan(11)
+
+  commonTest.createServer(t, 'http', function (server, announceUrl) {
+    var opts = {
+      url: announceUrl.replace('/announce', '/stats.json'),
+      json: true
+    }
+
+    get.concat(opts, function (err, res, stats) {
+      t.error(err)
+
+      t.equal(res.statusCode, 200)
+      t.equal(stats.torrents, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.activeTorrents, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersAll, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersSeederOnly, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersLeecherOnly, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersSeederAndLeecher, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersIPv4, 0)
+      t.equal(stats.peersIPv6, 0)
+
+      server.close(function () { t.pass('server closed') })
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+test('server: get leecher stats.json', function (t) {
+  t.plan(10)
+
+  commonTest.createServer(t, 'http', function (server, announceUrl) {
+    // announce a torrent to the tracker
+    var client = new Client({
+      infoHash: fixtures.leaves.parsedTorrent.infoHash,
+      announce: announceUrl,
+      peerId: peerId,
+      port: 6881
+    })
+    client.on('error', function (err) { t.error(err) })
+    client.on('warning', function (err) { t.error(err) })
+
+    client.start()
+
+    server.once('start', function () {
+      var opts = {
+        url: announceUrl.replace('/announce', '/stats.json'),
+        json: true
+      }
+
+      get.concat(opts, function (err, res, stats) {
+        t.error(err)
+        console.log(stats)
+
+        t.equal(res.statusCode, 200)
+        t.equal(stats.torrents, 1)
+        t.equal(stats.activeTorrents, 1)
+        t.equal(stats.peersAll, 1)
+        t.equal(stats.peersSeederOnly, 0)
+        t.equal(stats.peersLeecherOnly, 1)
+        t.equal(stats.peersSeederAndLeecher, 0)
+
+        client.destroy(function () { t.pass('client destroyed') })
+        server.close(function () { t.pass('server closed') })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})